Optical vector analysis based on asymmetrical optical double-sideband modulation using a dual-drive dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator

Qing, Ting; Li, Shupeng; Xue, Min; Li, Wei; Zhu, Na; Pan, Shilong

doi:10.1364/oe.25.004665

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“…To simultaneously solve the problems described above, OVAs based on optical dual-sideband (ODSB) modulation were created [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]. They have the following advantages: A doubled measurement frequency range up to 80 GHz with an element base based on lithium niobate (LiNbO 3 ), and an ultrahigh resolution of about 667 kHz, which depends on the quantity of control points of measurements of the electrical vector network analyzer, and which can be increased.…”

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“…To obtain the phase response without mathematical transformations, a dual-drive dual-parallel MZM (DD-DPMZM) is used to obtain a signal with a shifted carrier. In [29], the obtaining of an ODSB-signal with a shifted carrier was proposed by adding the ODSB and OSSB-signals together with a suppressed carrier, which are formed in the upper and lower arms of the DD-DPMZM, which has biased sub-modulators at the null transmission point. The disadvantage of this method is that there are measurement errors caused by the incompletely suppressed first-order sideband in the OSSB-signal (Figure 9).…”

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“…The schematic diagram of the OVA based on asymmetric ODSB and DD-DPMZM: TLS-tunable laser source; MZM-Mach-Zehnder modulator; DD-DPMZM-dual-drive dual-parallel MZM; DUT-device under test; PD-photodetector; RF-radio frequency; PMD-phase-magnitude detector; BPF-bandpass filter; PU-processing unit; LO-local oscillator; red lines-optical signal; blue lines-electrical signal; ω 0 -the frequency of optical carrier; ω m -the modulation frequency; ∆ω-a fixed frequency shift (adapted from[29]). …”

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The optical vector analyzer is a device used to measure the magnitude, phase responses, and other parameters of optical devices. There have been increasingly higher demands placed on optical vector analyzers during the development of optical technologies, which are satisfied by the creation of new devices and their operating principles. For further development in this area, it is necessary to generalize the experience gained during the development of optical vector analyzers. Thus, in this report, we provide an overview of all the basic types of approaches used for the realization of optical vector analyzers, including the advanced ones with the best performances. The principles of their working, as well as their associated advantages, disadvantages, and existing solutions to the identified problems, are examined in detail. The presented approaches could be of value and interest to those working in the field of laser dynamics and optical devices, as we propose one use of the optical vector analyzer as being the characterization of Fano resonance structures.

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“…As the phase of the sinusoidal signal changes after the signal passes through the FUT, converting the length measurement to phase measurement is reasonable and effective [15,[37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46] . The phase-derived range measurement techniques can be classified into the direct measurement technique, which usually has a phase detector, and the indirect measurement technique.…”

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Optoelectronic components and subsystems such as optically controlled phased array antennas, distributed radar networks, interferometric optical fiber hydrophones, and high-speed optoelectronic chips demand highaccuracy optical time delay measurement with large measurement range and the capability for single-end and wavelength-dependent measurement. In this paper, the recent advances in the optical time delay measurement of a fiber link with high accuracy are reviewed. The general models of the typical time delay measurement technologies are established with the operational principle analyzed. The performance of these techniques is also discussed.

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“…The other kind of MWP-based optical vector analysis is realized by electrical frequency sweeping and phase-magnitude detection. Optical single-sideband (OSSB) modulation [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] or optical double-sideband (ODSB) modulation [17][18][19][20] is usually applied to convert the electrical frequency sweeping to optical wavelength sweeping. A resolution as high as sub-hertz is potentially achievable in theory, and a 78 kHz resolution has been reported [6].…”

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Ultrahigh-resolution optical vector analysis using fixed low-frequency electrical phase-magnitude detection

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An ultrahigh-resolution optical vector analyzer (OVA) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated based on microwave photonic frequency downconversion and fixed low-frequency electrical phase-magnitude detection. In the proposed OVA, two optical single-sideband (OSSB) signals are generated by two RF signals with a fixed frequency spacing. One propagates through an optical device under test (DUT) and is then combined with the other before entering to a low-speed photodetector. By photodetection, a low-frequency and frequency-fixed photocurrent carrying the spectral responses is achieved. Hence, a low-frequency electrical phase-magnitude detector is sufficient to extract the magnitude and phase. Sweeping the frequency of the RF signals, the spectral responses of the DUT can be obtained. As compared with the conventional OSSB- and optical double-sideband-based OVA, the proposed OVA avoids the use of high-speed photodetection and broadband electrical phase-magnitude detection. In addition, it is inherently immune to the measurement errors induced by high-order sidebands and has the capability of measuring arbitrary spectral responses. In an experiment, the proposed OVA is implemented based on an electrical phase-magnitude detector working at 10 MHz. The measurement resolution is 1 MHz, and the measurement range is larger than 45 GHz.

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Optical vector analysis based on asymmetrical optical double-sideband modulation using a dual-drive dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator

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